Medals of the World
Here is a collection of images of medals from around the world. I hope you enjoy them - some will be familiar, some you may never have seen before.
Commemorative Medals of the World
Commemorative Medals are defined as those available for purchase by veterans, commemorating their service in war and peacetime. Many of these are fine examples of the medallists' art, but are not normally accepted for wear on military uniform.
ODM of the USA: Ribbon Chart - Medals
Click on the ribbon to see the medal. Medal of Honour. Brevet Medal. Certificate of Merit. Navy Cross. Distinguished Service Cross.
World Medals Index - A
Medals of the World. Links. Page last updated: 2 July 2022.
ODM of the United Kingdom: Ribbon Chart - Medals
Click on the ribbon to see the medal. Ribbons marked * are not worn alone. Victoria Cross. George Cross.
ODM of France: Ribbon Chart - Medals
Orders, Decorations and Medals of France Ribbon Chart. Click on the ribbon to see the medal
ODM of Taiwan: Text List - Medals
Order of Loyalty and Diligence. Order of Grand Unity. Order of Cosmic Diagram. Order of Book of Nature. Order of Sublime Commencement. Order of Honor of Renaissance. Order of War of Resistance Victory. Order in Commemoration of the Tenth Anniversary of the Oath-Taking of the National Revolutionary Army.
ODM of the United Arab Emirates: Links & Other References
Raw-Rees, O. (2010c) The Orders, Decorations and Medals of the United Arab Emirates, Part 4: Ministry of Interior and Police Awards. Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 61(6):20-29. Raw-Rees, O. (2015) The Military Awards of the United Arab Emirates - 2009 Series.
ODM of Illinois: Illinois Military Medal of Merit - medals.org.uk
Illinois: Illinois Military Medal of Merit. Ribbon: Green with wide white and narrow red edges. Instituted: 1 May 1978. Awarded: To members of the Illinois National Guard who distinguish themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the State of Illinois.
ODM of the United Kingdom: Ribbon Chart - Medals
Click on the ribbon to see the medal. Hong Kong Plague Medal 1894. Central Africa Medal 1891-98. India Medal 1895-1902. Ashanti Star 1895-96. Queen's Sudan Medal 1896-97.